Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and spread of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) in Italy: A call for policymakers by Gabriella Nucera

“…The levels of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Acinetobacter baumannii have now reached hyper-endemic levels and, together with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), this situation causes Italy to be one of the Member States with the highest level of resistance in Europe [5, 6]. Recently, a large outbreak of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has been reported from the Tuscany region in Italy, where 9 Tuscan hospitals notified, from 1 November 2018 to 23 May 2019, a total of 350 cases, including those related to asymptomatic carriers. …”

Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…Ltd, Singapore, Singapore; 7Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd, Addlestone, UKCorrespondence: Mustafa Arici, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Türkiye, Tel +90-312-324 3109, Fax +90-312-311 3958, Email marici@hacettepe.edu.tr, aricim@gmail.comIntroduction: Limited data exist regarding treatment patterns and symptom burden of patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye.Methods: This real-world study explored clinical characteristics, symptom burden, and treatment patterns of patients with anemia of CKD living in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye. …”
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La flore sauvage du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum : approche carpologique de l’environnement du site et des productions de denrées végétales by Véronique Matterne, Clémence Pagnoux

“…These plants, which are transgressive in their original environments, do not exist naturally in the wild within western Europe; their survival depends on the domestic species they accompany (Jauzein 1995, p. 12). …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Thus the key message from Gál’s earlier work is corroborated: Europe is a continent of “pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies.”[4] This highlights an important further conclusion we can draw from this special issue. …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…These findings differ from the Metal Age specimens previously studied in Europe, which appear to contain a higher frequency of bran and glume remains. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger generations, on the other hand, are disadvantaged in two respects: today’s increased demand leads to further pressure on the housing market in the low-price segment, which in turn leads to an increase in the rent burden for lower and middle income groups, and also makes the purchase of residential property more difficult. In many parts of Europe, such as the Southeast of the UK, in the 1980s the average cost of a first home was three to four times the annual average salary; today it can be ten or twelve times the annual average salary. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger generations, on the other hand, are disadvantaged in two respects: today’s increased demand leads to further pressure on the housing market in the low-price segment, which in turn leads to an increase in the rent burden for lower and middle income groups, and also makes the purchase of residential property more difficult. In many parts of Europe, such as the Southeast of the UK, in the 1980s the average cost of a first home was three to four times the annual average salary; today it can be ten or twelve times the annual average salary. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…In addition, we have the Lombardy case, one of the most important economy in Europe. Why in this region number of deceased and infected people are not even comparable with those in other parts of the world? …”

Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…However, the trial was deemed exploitative by a public watch group when it was revealed that the drug was already FDA-approved in the United States, and the manufacturer of that drug was undertaking another study with the same drug in Europe without any placebos. To justify withholding treatment from a vulnerable population in a developing country, the manufacturer stated that they would be providing a drug that would otherwise be unavailable to many participants, and the risks would be compensated by upgrades to the host country’s medical infrastructure. …”
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